Chromatophony

A Potential Application of Living Images in the Pixel Era

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ID3981333
AuthorsJuppo Yokokawa (Juppo Yokokawa, Art Media Center, Tokyo University of the Arts, 12-8 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author), Nobuhiro Masuda (0000-0002-3606-3631, Nobuhiro Masuda, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, 4-9-1 Shiobaru Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author), Kazuhiro Jo (0000-0003-1626-3211, Kazuhiro Jo, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University/YCAM, Kyushu University, 4-9-1 Shiobaru Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume55
Issue3
Pages252-257
Publication date2022-05-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeonardo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/leon_a_02107
OpenAlexW4200260644
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

Squids can rapidly change their body color using chromatophores that are controlled by electrical signals transmitted through nerves. The authors transform a squid's skin into an audio visualizer called Chromatophony. This is accomplished by sending an electric tone signal composed as music to the skin. Although Chromatophony's appearance is similar to that of computer-generated images, it is based on a natural phenomenon with a colorful mosaic display. By comparing chromatophores with pixels, the authors propose Living Images to expand the potential of visual expression from the perspective of bioart theory

Biology · Chromatophore · Computer graphics (images) · Computer vision · Perspective (graphical) · Pixel · SIGNAL (programming language) · Squid · Artificial Intelligence · Cephalopods and Marine Biology · Computer Science · Ecology · Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies · Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research

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